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  1. a test of which i approve - plus in a great cause ill happily sponsor/donate if given paypal link ect?
  2. gave 2 subaru enthusiats and builders of h6 builds a ride in mine to see how it compared? the silence and slight upturned corner of the passangers mouth, when iasked what do you think? saying mine is laggy as **** and his would hit (70mph) - ish, about a mile back - i knew they werent wanting to offend me but really thought mine was quick. - theres was in adifferent league quick lol humbled but happy with an honest appraisal tbh nice to get an honest opininion howevere - thanks
  3. james im sure they must do plenty good jobs, otherwise wouldnt last long just in my situation they didnt. ive nothing against them, but just wouldnt recommend them to someone asking - due to my experience each to there own though
  4. good read, ive done the seat leon cupr r tuition day and it was an amazingly and fantastically enjoyable day. i now have some "own car" tuition to use on the scooby shortly the seat was ragged to within an inch of its life imo (until the instructor showed me how its really done) lol, but even at that it was 3-4 laps then a break - probably for mechanical sympathy id imagine, rather then driver sympathy but when you take own car it seems to be double the laps before break time - is that negotiable? am i mistaken? or picked up wrong, id rather 3-5 hard laps then a break in my road car ive got to drive home in
  5. avoid with a subaru, even with written and fully explained fitting instructions, they mannaged to do some very basic errors on mine evos maybe, scoobies no-no
  6. lol phew, was dancing with the 640 bmw ahead for a bit but dont like triple digit speeds so back off into my comfort zone - legal limits lol
  7. silver classic could well have been me hope i was being a good subaru representative
  8. cheersforall the pointers, comments ect. i like the list, its all common snmese things, but in the excitrment of the day quite likley to forget something along the line. fuel was an issue, is it common practice to take a couple jerry cans then. and dont worry, my celine dion cds will be carefully stored in the glove box lol. and i was thinking 3-5 hard laps then off for a cool down?ive not used the brakes in anger so will need to play by ear as to how they perform through the day. let people know when get date sorted, and few other pics et along the way cheers
  9. few quick shots i got more when i get them
  10. just add, i can see this being quite a difficult car to learn on how to drive on a track, even with holding back with all the bends the boost being as it is, ill need to be thinking 2 turns ahead to make sure im in right gear. how have guys with experience got on there, you just have it constantly high revs? also how many laps of spritied driving, would be considered safe, i know long periods of high revs can result in increased risk of any damage. bear in mind ill realistically only be using 80% of the car, as i dont want to kill it. i find it hard to constantly wring an engine - id make a proper sh*te competitive driver, ive far too much mechanical sympothy lol. anyway my mrs got me some track tuition for christmas that ill need to use soon, in my own car
  11. cheers guys ill do my best to get along to as many as, possible. please introduce yourself as i know no-body lol took some pics on mrs phone to post, but pc neing weird and im struggling to transfer them onto it? not the best pics was just a few quick ones. if anyone can be arsed i can send via text to someone to try, pm mobile number, bak accont etails, pins ect lol? no hassle if cant just n offchance. out again tonight with mrs and wee boy, hes subaru daft at 4 y.o and loves it lol, mrs not so much still elated, but proper tired now. try respond with some points tomorw - 5 hours to work now lol cheers again people p.s i just cant comprehend how quick you guys with the monster power builds, could be. im struggling with grip a fair bit, lol.. feel free to take me on a 1/4 mile run in any if you want haha.
  12. my pc keeps flagging up this site, as having malware virus? - and if i vist my get a virus anyone else experiencing this?
  13. thanks guys, just home at this ungodly hour and up again in 2.5 for work, ouch but had to get it asap lol. put down about the 450miles home trip there, with the benefit of empty roads , bar all the roadworks and average speed cameras, but it really has surpassed all my expectations. ive been without power for soo long and thisll no doubt have an impact on how i veiw it - but that doest matter just now. initially had to get used to driving it, fiddling with bits and bobs just eating up the miles, once i felt comfortable i used it abit, just from 69.8mph in 6th. i though the cluth was fcked, as i heard the turbo spooling for a while before much happened. so had to back off, listen for noises, check for smoke, and gauges ect. then try again lol. this time held it, i never put foot right down, more of a progressive but still quick acceleration, and in6th at that speed its just over 2.5k rpm, so now its going to be laggy. but it pulled this time, and just got harder and harder - the power is relentless. when people use the term "like a train" this is exactly whats it like its incrediable, all the way up to 69.9mhp . so had a wee play up the road amusing myself, saw a shell and just popped in to top up v-power. and check oil ect. came out and in that funny forecourt like it looks absolutley stunning, yes there are blemishes, but my rose tinted specs didnt notice any of them lol. popped th bonnet and checked oil -all good. but the engine bay is really stunning for me. i just looked at it for a few minutes and didnt want to shut it away haha. ofcourse its not on a par with lots of the forum guys in certain aspects - but this is MINE lol - and its a fcking dream, couldnt be happier. anyway back onto mway - had a abit of a blast on slip road opening it up in 2nd, and 3rd and a tiny bit of fourth, and i was beaming like i just lost my virginity haha, there is lag - but ive never felt boost come in so hard, and thats what i wanted from this build. so next services off again and right back onto slip road for more of the same. im lucky if it kissed 5.5k rpm. next its cut off for home, a few miles of some twisties, roundabouts ect, so have more confidence in me and the car, used it a bit more. not another car to be see, up to 6k rpm in 2nd and3rd and it honestly feels like its trying to take off!! the wastgate sounds like its talking to me lol. but coming off a roundabout in 2nd had to back off, it felt like the wheels were just spinning and i wasnt going to be in contol much longer. in anything but absolute optimum conditions, its too powerful (hypothetically obviously). in even mild damp the boost is too hard to use AND I FOOKING LOVLE IT!! lol. for the guys running around 600bhp or even more, i just cant imagine how quick your cars are!! more tomorow when ive had a chance to dream about it. im at work tomorow until 8pm and fri again so pics will be hard, but ill try get some done. and for those interested i/cpipework from turbo is as it was on i think the last set of pics, sharpish bend, then kindof under headlamp, but towrds centre into i/c. the i/c is weak link at the moment, think it struggled to keep temps down when mapping - but thats for winter after ive had a shot of it. cant wait to get along to some events now - no laughing mind, only ever done 1 1/4 mile run and it blew a boost hose off during that the end
  14. well the day has finally come to say its ready!!!!! over the moon is an understatement lol. im actually going to have a subaru again, and after using my 1.4 tdci fiesta for so long im going to have to re-learn how to drive it lol. once home ill get shots of engine bay ect for all to see, and in the coming weeks either get to a dyno for a run or join a RR day if one is coming up soon? in the mean time ill be popping along to as many 1/4 mile days, shows as my work allows. hope to see some of you guys along the way
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